"Best Western Line" Topic

I didn't get a "Harrumph!" out of that guy.

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Across the street from the ordinary.

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"I am not crazy, I am colorful."

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Also found on the Count Natokina Coat of Arms.

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Clint in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

"There are two kinds of people in this world. Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

See my mule don't like people laughing, he gets the crazy idea they're laughing at him. Now, if you apologise like I know your going to…

No vote for the Wilhelm Scream?

"You'd do it for Randolph Scott"

"Nobody throws me my own guns and tells me to ride on. Nobody."

Not my *favorite* line from a western, which is "if they move…kill 'em" but "A thief who steals from a thief is pardoned for a thousand years" is very memorable.

"I always do what I'm paid for…" Angel Eyes

what you all missed

I will Make you Famous

Young guns

From "For a few dollars more"

Man with no Name as he shoves Indio's body onto the cart with the rest of the dead bandidos "Ten thousand, twelve thousand, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-two… Twenty two…"

THen he hears another bandido behind him and shoots him down and finishes with "…Twenty-seven."

MORTIMER "Any trouble, boy?"

Man with no Name "No old man. Thought I was having trouble with my adding. It's all right now."

""I'm your huckleberry," from Tombstone."
Wasn't that "I'm here, Huckleberry" ?

For me, it's got to be the immortal words of Mose Harper in the Searchers when John Wayne says "the old fool could be right" or something of the sort.
Mose: "Kind words Ethan, thank you kindly."

From "The Cowboys" where Mr. Nightlinger has been captured (can you say "taken the bait"?) by the rustlers.

Jebediah Nightlinger: [praying to God before he's about to hanged by Asa Watts and his gang]

"I regret trifling with married women. I'm thoroughly ashamed at cheating at cards. I deplore my occasional departures from The truth. Forgive me for taking Your name in vain, my Saturday drunkenness, my Sunday sloth. Above all, forgive me for the men I've killed in anger [eyes shifting to Asa Watts]… and those I am about to."

>""I'm your huckleberry," from Tombstone."
Wasn't that "I'm here, Huckleberry" ?<

Nope. It's "I'm your huckleberry" and "you're no huckleberry".

To add to the FreddBloggs list: "That, gentlemen, is the whirlingest dervish of them all" ?

Plus.

"Well the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, far as I'm concerned. I'd like a chance to shoot at a educated man once in my life."

"That was quick."
"Everybody could shoot"

The entire script of 'True grit'

"Never apologise, Mister, it's a sign of weakness."

From El Dorado i "I'm looking at a tin star with a drunk pinned to it."

Also from El Dorado towards the beginning when mississippi is facing off with a gunman and gunman's boss waves off others in their gang and says something like "stay out of it. I want to see this, since he's not wearing a gun.". And 10 seconds later the gunman falls to floor dead with knife in his chest.

I like the scene in 'Unforgiven' where Little Bill's deputy's are tooling up for the fight:

1st deputy: "What d'ya need all them guns fer? Y'only got one arm…"

2nd deputy: "Don't wanna get killed for want o' shootin' back."

At the end of The Proffessionals, When Lee Marvin is called a bastard by his ex-employer. His reply, Yes sir you're absolutly right sir, in my case a circumstance of birth, but you sir are a selfmade man.

This one is simply yet effective from Silverado

Cobb: Bye Paden
Paden: bye Cobb

Then you get one of the most underrated duels in western history.

Nobody has mentioned this one from The Magnificent Seven.

"We deal in lead friend"

Or from JEREMIAH JOHNSON:
Injuns put you there?
Twarn't Mormons.
Count Natokina.

"We pruned the hedges of many small villages"
-Dusty Bottoms

"Hell is coming to breakfast"
Lone Watie, noticing Josie Wales appearing on the horizon.

Nope. It's "I'm your huckleberry" and "you're no huckleberry".

I beg to differ, he seems to me to say "Ahm heeyuh Huckleberry" which given the context makes some sense, whereas, although I'm aware of the possibility I may be wrong, saying: "I'm your Huckleberry" seems about as logical as "I'm your Yogi Bear".

In my version he seems to be calling his adversary a dolt, in yours, he seems to be describing himself as one. We'll just each have to go on believing what we heard I suppose.

Another quote from the same character:
"How shall we settle this, I know, a spelling contest."

Or do my ears fail me…….

Nope. It's "I'm your huckleberry" and "you're no huckleberry".

I beg to differ, he seems to me to say "Ahm heeyuh Huckleberry" which given the context makes some sense, whereas, although I'm aware of the possibility I may be wrong, saying: "I'm your Huckleberry" seems about as logical as "I'm your Yogi Bear".

In my version he seems to be calling his adversary a dolt, in yours, he seems to be describing himself as one. We'll just each have to go on believing what we heard I suppose.

Another quote from the same character:
"How shall we settle this, I know, a spelling contest."

Or do my ears fail me…….

Having watched Tombstone about 20 times, I have heard I'm your huckleberry each and everytime I watched it

You were right according to this link (transcript), I apologise; still doesn't make any sense to me.
link

Mind you, I'm still convinced that Michael Jackson sang:
"Keep up, with the Bullstrodes,
Don't stop ‘til you get enough"

At least I'm not alone in this mistake, as a quick google search of "I'm here Huckleberry" reveals.

Here's an example:
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I've watched it loads of times myself, and will still hear what makes sense to me: "I'm here, Huckleberry",
and I'll also continue to hear "Keep up with the Bullstrodes", even if someone (no-one yet over the decades) is one day able to quote me the correct lyrics – and much funnier than keeping up with the Joneses. It seems that however you hear something the first time is how you'll always hear it – certainly in my case :-D

"It ain't like it used to be … but it'll do." The last line of The Wild Bunch.

I remember reading any number of reviews when this movie came out and almost to a man, the reviewers found this line confusing. It was about this time I began to realize that there is little difference between 'movies', 'film', and 'cinema', except in the minds of people subject to near-lethal attacks of pretentiousness.

LT

While playing poker one of the players says "Your bet you son of a ____!" The Virginain pulls out his pistol, lays it on the table, and says "When you call me that, SMILE!"

Although I liked Bill Pullman's version" When you call me that, smile,so I know we're still friends." In that version he of course has to gun the na'er do well down later.

OR

In Conagher the old rancher is thinking of hiring Con (Sam Elliot). Rancher to Con" "You got sand?"

Elliot just looks at the man, silently.

Rancher: "Yea, I guess you do."

Best non-movie, historical western line.

"Buckshot" Roberts when the Regulators draw on him: "Not much Maryann!" and so commences one of the most famous 7 on 1 shoot outs…

MC,
That line is from the tenderfoot's first night with the Virginian. It ammazes him that Steve, the Virginian's long time friend calls the Virginian that and the two laugh; but when Trampas calls him that, the Virginian pulls his pistol and utters the famous line.
Count Natokina.

If you will pardon me for saying M C LeSingeDew and all you Tombstone fans but neither "Not much Mary Ann" nor "I'm your huckleberry" make much sense to me but I heard both out-of-context somewhat so maybe someone who is a little better informed can explain them. While on that subject I would say that considering almost all the guys who remember "how it used to be" in The Wild Bunch meet bad ends I am not sure I think it makes more sense in context. If you ask me it makes less. Again no offense I am sure someone less tired and more informed than me will explain. I admit some of my favorite lines probably only make sense in context. Thanks.

ALV

When Doc refers to a "huckleberry" he's refering to something desirable. When he says "I'm your huckleberry" he means "I'm what you desire". When he says "You're no huckleberry" he means "You're not good", or "you're no fun".

Doc is very sarcastic. When he says "How shall we settle this? I know. A spelling contest". He's just being a wise guy.

>>"Buckshot" Roberts when the Regulators draw on him: "Not much Maryann!" and so commences one of the most famous 7 on 1 shoot outs…<<

I have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about. The lines went exactly like this:

Buckshot Roberts: "The rest of you little s is worth only a hundred and ten…but I'll take it"

Doc: "What a sweet disposition".

Buckshot Roberts: "Let's dance!"

And the shootout begins.

>>While on that subject I would say that considering almost all the guys who remember "how it used to be" in The Wild Bunch meet bad ends I am not sure I think it makes more sense in context. If you ask me it makes less.<<

When Freddie says that line, he's referring to when times were good. The full line is "It ain't how it used to be, but it'll do" meaning that joining the revolutionaries for their next adventure won't be as good as "the good old days", but will be good enough.

Bob Boze Bell repeats the "not much Maryann" line in Classic Gunfights, but I first came across it reading one of the Regulators writings on the fight. Think it was one of the Coe's.

I did quite a bit of research on the Lincoln County War when preparing Six Gun Sound Blaze of Glory. That was a while ago and memory fades.

>Bob Boze Bell repeats the "not much Maryann" line in Classic Gunfights, but I first came across it reading one of the Regulators writings on the fight. Think it was one of the Coe's.<

Oh I see. *non* movie line. I didn't expect to see that in this thread so I missed it.

OOh Now I see this is a movie thread.

Sorry!

Still like that one. Better than fiction!

>>like that one. Better than fiction!<<

Except now *I* don't understand the line. LOL

I still don't understand it but I did know previously it was what Buckshot Roberts really said. Actually I noticed the note in 6GS BOG about that being what he actually said and not "Let's dance." ]

And one more:

Man: "There's a bounty on this man."

Blondie: "You don't look like the ones to collect it."

"Not much Maryann!" is a way of dismissing an action or person similar to "No Way!" or "You have got to be kidding me!".

I'm doing this one from memory, so I may be a little off, but there's an exchange in "North West Mounted Police" I've always liked:

RCMP Sergeant: "Reveille is at 050."
Texas Ranger (Gary Cooper): "Well, I've never much liked Eye-talian food for breakfast."

LT

>>>RCMP Sergeant: "Reveille is at 050."
Texas Ranger (Gary Cooper): "Well, I've never much liked Eye-talian food for breakfast."<<<

I don't recall that one, but I do remember this from Cooper in NWMP. Cooper hands the reins of his horse to a Mountie and says "Be careful. He's part bull and he don't like red"

John Wayne: "Is your holster snapped or unsnapped my Confederate friend."

Rock Hudson: "Snapped my Yankee friend."

John Wayne: "Then I guess I'm his pidgeon."

ALV

One explanation I heard for Doc's "I'll be your Huckleberry." came from the novel TOM SAWYER. Whenever Tom was off for an adventure he would get Huckleberry Finn to come along. So "I'll be your Huckleberry." means "I'm up for what you want to try." Now if I could recall where I read that.
Count Natokina

>>One explanation I heard for Doc's "I'll be your Huckleberry." came from the novel TOM SAWYER.<<

The film "Tomstone" is set in 1881, while "Huckleberry Finn" was published in 1884. So that theory is shot to hell. (-:

>>Whenever Tom was off for an adventure he would get Huckleberry Finn to come along. So "I'll be your Huckleberry means "I'm up for what you want to try".<<

Which is pretty much what I said in a previous post, but Twain's classic had nothing to do with it. My guess is that the term "huckleberry" was chosen by the writer to show Doc's sense of humor with a bit of a rural touch.

Mor 'an likely.
Count Natokina.

Actually I made a mistake there. "Tom Sawyer" was published in 1876, which predates the the year that "Tombstone" represents. But I still think that "I'm your Huckleberry" is still just an invention by the writer and has nothing to do with history.

I like the oft repeated "That'll be the day." from THE SEARCHERS.
Count Natokina.

You did a pretty good job on The Outlaw Josey Wales and Unforgive, but you left out Dead Man. Also no lines from Once Upon a Time in the West? That's a pretty classic wester…

"That weapon will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will now be written with blood." – Nobody in Dead Man

"Well Sally, I don't give a pig's ass what anybody says, I still say you make a hell of a pot of beans."
– Big George in Dead Man

And of course the most famous line, repeated in the movie Ghost Dog by the same director and actor "Stupid ing white man."

Harmonica: And Frank?
Snaky: Frank sent us.
Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me?
Snaky: Well… looks like we're…
[snickers]
Snaky: …looks like we're shy one horse.
Harmonica: You brought two too many.
-Once upon a time in the West